Deutschland sucht den Superstar | |
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Season 5 | |
Broadcast from | March 8, 2008–May 17, 2008 (Mottoshows + Jetzt oder Nie show) |
Judges | Dieter Bohlen, Andreas "Bär" Läsker, Anja Lukaseder |
Host(s) | Marco Schreyl |
Winner: Thomas Godoj |
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Origin | Rybnik, Poland |
Song | "Love Is You" |
Genre(s) | Pop rock, Alternative rock |
Runner-up | |
Fady Maalouf | |
Chronology | |
◄ 2008 ► |
The fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar live shows began March 8, 2008. It is currently hosted by Marco Schreyl and jury panel, Dieter Bohlen, Anja Lukaseder, and Andreas "Bär" Läsker also star. This season, instead of making Top 20 Shows (where the boys and girls are split up in 2 groups of 10 and the viewing public voting for their favorite), the producers decided to make Top 15 Live-show "Now or never" and chose the top 10 live to premier in the mottoshows for the upcoming season.
Contestant | Song (Artist) | Audience Vote/ Jury Vote |
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Benjamin Herd | Let Me Love You (Mario) | 4,65% (7/15) |
Collins Owusu | Amazing (Seal) | 2,5% (9/15) |
Felix Gaisberger | Hero (Enrique Iglesias) | 1,1% (13/15) (elim) |
Simon Gincberg | Right Here Waiting (Richard Marx) | 0,96% (15/15) (elim) |
Christopher Schnell | Mandy (Westlife) | 3,73% (8/15) (elim) |
Fady Maalouf | Home (Michael Bublé) | 8,55% (2/15) |
Jermaine Alford | I Swear (All-4-One) | 2,06% (12/15) |
Thomas Godoj | Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol) | 47,5% (1/15) |
Juna Manaj | Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You) (Christina Aguilera) | 2,08% (11/15) (elim) |
Monika Ivkic | Hurt (Christina Aguilera) | 7,25% (3/15) |
Sahra Drone | Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis) | 5,54% (5/15) |
Viviana Stengel | Bubbly (Colbie Caillat) | 1,06% (14/15) (elim) |
Linda Teodosiu | Soulmate (Natasha Bedingfield) | 6,03% (4/15) |
Rania Zeriri | Get Here (Oleta Adams) | 4,82% (6/15) |
Stella Salato | Unbreak My Heart (Toni Braxton) | 2,17% (10/15) |
Advancing to Top 10 (Public votes): Monika, Linda, Fady, Sahra, Thomas
Advancing to Top 10 (Jury selection): Jermaine, Rania, Stella, Collins, Benjamin
Rania Zeriri, born on January 6, 1986 in Enschede is of Algerian-Dutch ethnicity. Zeriri was born with holes in her vocal cords. In spite of this vocal handicap she reached a high position, nevertheless.
Benjamin Herd, was born in Worms and the youngest male contestant of this season. He was early disputed, due to both his extravagant behavior and his enduring back-talking disrespect especially to the jury, which eventually led to his voluntary leaving. Jury member Dieter Bohlen then talked Herd back into the competition, where he was finally was voted off by the audience on April 19, 2008; just reaching the 6th show.
Thomas Godoj, was the winner of the fifth season. He was born in southern Poland, but raised in Recklinghausen.
Fady Maalouf was runner up of the season. He was born in Zahlé, Lebanon. His song in the finals entitled "Blessed" went straight to #2 in the German charts upon release, followed by Blessed that also charted at #2 in the German albums chart.
Contestant | Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
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Fady Maalouf | Helpless When She Smiles (Backstreet Boys) | 7,08% (4/10) |
Benjamin Herd | LoveStoned (Justin Timberlake) | 5,88% (5/10) |
Jermaine Alford | Apologize (OneRepublic) | 2,37% (10/10) |
Rania Zeriri | Rehab (Amy Winehouse) | 4,67% (6/10) |
Linda Teodosiu | Oh Mother (Christina Aguilera) | 8,9% (3/10) |
Stella Salato | Big Girls Don't Cry (Fergie) | 2,78% (9/10) |
Collins Owusu | I'll Be Waiting (Lenny Kravitz) | 3,7% (7/10) |
Sahra Drone | Listen (Beyoncé Knowles) | 2,85% (8/10) |
Thomas Godoj | Stark (Ich & Ich) | 52,75% (1/10) |
Monika Ivkic | Nobody Knows (Pink) | 9,02% (2/10) |
Bottom 5: Linda, Fady, Jermaine, Collins, Benjamin
Jury Elimination Forecast: Jermaine, Collins
Jury Best Performance Forecast: Monika or Sahra or Thomas (All)
Eliminated: Jermaine
Contestant | Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
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Collins Owusu | Everybody Needs Somebody (Blues Brothers) | 3,15% (7/9) |
Sahra Drone | Too Lost In You (Sugababes) | 1,24% (9/9) |
Benjamin Herd | Stand By Me (Ben E. King) | 7,08% (6/9) |
Stella Salato | Run to You (Whitney Houston) | 3,01% (8/9) |
Monika Ivkic | I'm Every Woman (Whitney Houston) | 7,28% (5/9) |
Rania Zeriri | Colors of the Wind (Vanessa L. Williams) | 7,69% (4/9) |
Thomas Godoj | Same Mistake (James Blunt) | 39,88% (1/9) |
Linda Teodosiu | GoldenEye (Tina Turner) | 9,58% (3/9) |
Fady Maalouf | She's Like The Wind (Patrick Swayze) | 21,09% (2/9) |
Bottom 5: Linda, Collins, Benjamin, Rania, Sahra
Jury Elimination Forecast: Benjamin, Collins (Dieter), Collins, Rania (Anja), Benjamin (Bär)
Jury Best Performance Forecast: Fady (Dieter, Anja), Monika, Fady (Bär)
Eliminated: Sahra
Contestant | Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
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Linda Teodosiu | Hero (Mariah Carey) | 9,21% (2/8) |
Benjamin Herd | Relight My Fire (Take That) | 5,82% (7/8) |
Rania Zeriri | Against All Odds (Mariah Carey) | 7,27% (4/8) |
Collins Owusu | Love Ain't Here Anymore (Take That) | 5,91% (6/8) |
Monika Ivkic | Without You (Mariah Carey) | 6,12% (5/8) |
Stella Salato | Dreamlover (Mariah Carey) | 5,03% (8/8) |
Fady Maalouf | Back for Good (Take That) | 8,54% (3/8) |
Thomas Godoj | Rule the World (Take That) | 52,1% (1/8) |
Bottom 4: Monika, Benjamin, Rania, Stella
Jury Elimination Forecast: Benjamin (All)
Jury Best Performance Forecast: Thomas (All)
Eliminated: Stella
Guest star, Mariah Carey performed her new hit single "Touch My Body" and worked with the contestants backstage. This is the first time that the host spoke English and had an English interview live on the show. As well, casting contestant Mario Teusch sang "Supermario", a techno song of his experience at his audition with the jury.
Contestant | Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
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Monika Ivkic | What a Feeling (Irene Cara) | 5,94% (6/7) |
Collins Owusu | End of the Road (Boyz II Men) | 4,45% (7/7) |
Rania Zeriri | Smooth Operator (Sade) | 10,4% (4/7) |
Thomas Godoj | I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2) | 40,81% (1/7) |
Benjamin Herd | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Wham!) | 6,54% (5/7) |
Fady Maalouf | Your Song (Elton John) | 13,91% (3/7) |
Linda Teodosiu | One Day in Your Life (Anastacia) | 17,95% (2/7) |
Bottom 4: Collins, Rania, Benjamin, Thomas
Jury Elimination Forecast: Rania (Dieter), Benjamin or Rania (Anja and Bär)
Jury Best Performance Forecast: Fady or Linda
Eliminated: Collins
Contestant | Song (Artist) | Percentage of calls |
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Fady Maalouf | We Have a Dream (Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Season 1)) (chosen by Dieter Bohlen) | 12,98% (3/6) |
Rania Zeriri | Valerie (Amy Winehouse) (chosen by "Bär" Läsker) | 6,63% (5/6) |
Benjamin Herd | Señorita (Justin Timberlake) (chosen by Anja Lukaseder) | 5,91% (6/6) |
Linda Teodosiu | Because of You (Kelly Clarkson) (chosen by Anja Lukaseder) | 15,15% (2/6) |
Monika Ivkic | Für dich (Yvonne Catterfeld) (chosen by Dieter Bohlen) | 8,95% (4/6) |
Thomas Godoj | Shadow of the Day (Linkin Park) (chosen by "Bär" Läsker) | 50,38% (1/6) |
Bottom 3: Rania, Benjamin, Monika
Jury Elimination Forecast: Benjamin or Rania (All)
Jury Best Performance Forecast: Linda or Thomas (All)
Eliminated: Benjamin
Contestant | Song (Artist) | Percentage/ calls |
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Linda Teodosiu | I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor) | 15,37% (3/5) |
The Voice Within (Christina Aguilera) | ||
Rania Zeriri | I'm So Excited (Pointer Sisters) | 8,12% (5/5) |
Save the Best For Last (Vanessa L. Williams) | ||
Monika Ivkic | Let's Get Loud (Jennifer Lopez) | 9,78% (4/5) |
Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack) | ||
Thomas Godoj | You Get What You Give (New Radicals) | 50,04% (1/5) |
Behind Blue Eyes (The Who/ Limp Bizkit) | ||
Fady Maalouf | Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley) | 16,69% (2/5) |
All By Myself (Eric Carmen) |
Bottom 3: Rania, Thomas, Monika
Jury Elimination Forecast: Rania or Monika (Dieter), Rania (Anja and Bär)
Jury Best Performance Forecast: Didn't say (All)
Eliminated: Rania
Contestant | Song (Artist) | Percentage/ calls |
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Monika Ivkic | You Might Need Somebody (Shola Ama) | 9,05% (4/4) |
Liebe ist alles (Rosenstolz) | ||
Fady Maalouf | Und wenn ein Lied (Söhne Mannheims) | 19,22% (3/4) |
Breathe Easy (Blue) | ||
Thomas Godoj | Wonderwall (Oasis) | 46,83% (1/4) |
Mensch (Herbert Grönemeyer) | ||
Linda Teodosiu | Durch die Nacht (Silbermond) | 24,9% (2/4) |
Mercy (Duffy) |
Bottom: all candidates were in the Bottom Group
Jury Elimination Forecast: Monika (All)
Jury Best Performance Forecast: Didn't say (All)
Eliminated: Monika
Contestant | Song (Artist) | Percentage/ calls |
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Thomas Godoj | In the Shadows (The Rasmus) | 46,34% (1/3) |
Let it Be (The Beatles) | ||
Easy (Faith No More) | ||
Linda Teodosiu | Don't Stop the Music (Rihanna) | 23,34% (3/3) |
With a Little Help From My Friends (The Beatles) | ||
My All (Mariah Carey) | ||
Fady Maalouf | You Raise Me Up (Westlife) | 30,32% (2/3) |
Yesterday (The Beatles) | ||
Feeling Good (Michael Bublé) |
Jury Elimination Forecast: Linda (Anja, Dieter), Fady (Bär)
Jury Best Performance Forecast: Thomas or Fady (Anja, Dieter), Thomas or Linda (Bär)
Eliminated: Linda
Contestant | Song (Artist) | Percentage/ calls |
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Fady Maalouf | Careless Whisper (Wham) | 37,8% (2/2) |
She's Like The Wind (Patrick Swayze) | ||
Blessed (Fady Maalouf) | ||
Thomas Godoj | Fairytale Gone Bad (Sunrise Avenue) | 62,2% (1/2) |
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol) | ||
Love Is You (Thomas Godoj) |
Female | Male | Top 15 | Top 10 | Winner |
Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated |
Stage: | Top 15 | Finals | |||||||||
Week: | 3/1 | 3/8 | 3/15 | 3/22 | 4/5 | 4/12 | 4/26 | 5/3 | 5/10 | 5/17 | |
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Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||
1 | Thomas Godoj | Viewers | Winner | ||||||||
2 | Fady Maalouf | Viewers | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Runner-Up | ||||||
3 | Linda Teodosiu | Viewers | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||
4 | Monika Ivkic | Viewers | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||
5 | Rania Zeriri | Judges | Btm 2 | Elim | |||||||
6 | Benjamin Herd | Judges | Btm 2 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||
7 | Collins Owusu | Judges | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | ||||||
8 | Stella Salato | Judges | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Elim | ||||||
9 | Sahra Drone | Viewers | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||
10 | Jermaine Alford | Judges | Elim | ||||||||
11-15 | Christopher Schnell | Elim | |||||||||
Felix Gaisberger | |||||||||||
Juna Manaj | |||||||||||
Simon Gincberg | |||||||||||
Viviana Stengel |
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